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Enrollment
1,085
Elementary
DISTRICT 948 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA SD·NCES 421980007641
Punxsutawney Area El Sch
465 Beyer Ave, Punxutawney, PA 15767 · (814) 938-5151 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,085 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
703 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Punxsutawney Area El Sch→Punxsutawney Area HS
Based on grade levels within Punxsutawney Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
41.9%
PA avg 43.0% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About Punxsutawney Area El Sch
Set in Punxutawney, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Area El Sch is a heavily attended K-5 school, part of Punxsutawney Area SD. It educates 1,085 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Punxsutawney Area El Sch sits 145% above that benchmark.
Punxsutawney Area El Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Punxsutawney Area SD, a district that educates 1,895 students overall.
On demographics, Punxsutawney Area El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Punxsutawney Area El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Punxsutawney Area El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of -2.9 points.
In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $58,686, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Punxsutawney Area El Sch is one of 10 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 4,873 students).
The closest other public school is Punxsutawney Area HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Punxsutawney Area El Sch at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.3%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Punxsutawney Area HS0.2 mi · 810
- C G Johnson El Sch10.5 mi · 276
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School11.6 mi · 587
- W.A. McCreery El Sch13.4 mi · 372
- Marion Center Area JR/SR HS13.4 mi · 550
- Pinecreek El Sch13.7 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Punxsutawney Area El SchHow many students attend Punxsutawney Area El Sch?
Punxsutawney Area El Sch enrolls approximately 1,085 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Punxsutawney Area El Sch serve?
Punxsutawney Area El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Punxsutawney Area El Sch?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Punxsutawney Area El Sch.
How diverse is Punxsutawney Area El Sch?
Punxsutawney Area El Sch reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Punxsutawney Area El Sch?
Punxsutawney Area El Sch is overseen by Punxsutawney Area SD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.